Bookmarking In Nigeria And The New Trends Of Gambling In NIgeria

I was discussing with a friend of mine who was sharing  his story of how he lost 15,000 naira on a blessed monday morning playing virtual soccer at a bookmarking outlet close to our hostel. Actually i was laughing at him but i know how it feels because almost all males of different age,class,societal status  and educational background would like to invest in pleasure "gambling" with a possibility that their investment might either be lost or multiplied in folds, and there is also this human trait that has to do with ggreedines.I was looking at a  bet slip of a 100 naira stake and a possible outcome of 5.3million naira with a lot of risky football match predictions attached to it.
         What prompted me to writing this article is the argument that we are currently having here, which is proving to be a much heated conversation among my coursemates and hostel mates, with some sections claiming that bookmarking also known as "sport bet" which as become a very popular involvement amongst mostly male youths and older men alike is not gambling but rewarding pleasure with something in your pocket, in Nigeria basically the nations obsession "soccer".
       I had to do a little research because even i was carried away with all the shouting and with real life inceptions and adaptations, but what really baffled me the most was when i had a flashback about my friend that lost that amount of money on a monday morning, about the implications of gambling to a persons finance and social wellbeing. In Nigeria their are various gambling platforms from those that have existed before even my father was born "pools" the more recent inventions like "baba ijebu" and "sportbetting". The negative implications by far outways the positive because for a 13years old to lose his money for textbook to "sportbetting" or what have you is a  big NO for me.
     That will be all for today i remain my humble self @i_whyphy on IG as i continue to address the negative addresses our society.